Around the World in One Night

Overview

St Kilda may be known for its backpacker-filled pub crawls, but we get more excited about the Fitzroy Street precinct's annual restaurant crawl — spending a night sipping and snacking around the neighbourhood's top eateries. 

This year, 18 local venues have banded together to put on Around the World in One Night, which takes place from 6–9pm on Wednesday, September 18. Restaurants championing cuisines from across the globe — including India, Italy, West Africa, Thailand, France, Scotland and China — are each creating two small dishes for the night that you can pick up and eat as you move from venue to venue.

Every snack costs $5.65, and needs to be ordered ahead of time — so the kitchens know how much food to make. That means you'll need to plan your restaurant crawl route ahead of time, picking up your pre-ordered food as you go. 

Louey's

These dishes will be served as takeaway bites, but some venues will let you dine in if you buy a bev. Otherwise, you'll eat it as you wander around the Fitzroy Street precinct, catching some live music and entertainment in the streets as you go. Basically, think of it as a restaurant crawl and a block party all in one. 

You'll find all 18 participating restaurants' menus on the event's website, but you can expect West African spiced wings from Akwaaba Restaurant & Bar; Himalayan prawn dumplings from Babu Ji; steak tartare from Bistro Voliere; pad grapow from Derby Thai; empanadas from La Bodega; chicken tikka from Mukka; scallops with black pudding from The Cross; and pumpkin and blue cheese arancini from Louey's Bar & Kitchen at The Espy. 

According to the crew who ran last year's Around the World in One Night, four to five tasters are about enough to fill you up, but we suggest getting a few more just to be safe. 

Mukka